crotch

crotch is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.

[2] A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch. Totten.

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